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ProLiteracy, which promotes reading programs for the disadvantaged and encourages more government funding, estimates that illiteracy costs American es more than $60 billion each year in lost productivity and and safety issues. Lack of funding at the federal, state and local levels prevents about 90 percent of the illiterate from getting help, the organization claims.
ProLiteracy also estimates:Steve Pavlina’s credentials in personal development are impressive: he’s written about productivity, setting and more on his in other venues. This month, Pavlina’s book — Personal Development for Smart People — hit shelves.
With a name like Personal Development for Smart People, I have to admit I was expecting something a little more technical than what Pavlina wrote. I was expecting a system, maybe a few worksheets and some definitive steps that Pavlina might recommend to readers. If you’re looking for a how-to guide, however, Personal Development for Smart People isn’t going to meet your needs.
Rather than producing a user’s manual for personal development, Pavlina created something more philosophical, more theoretical. His book provides a
* 63 percent of prison inmates can't read * 774 million people worldwide are illiterate * Two-thirds of the world's illiterate are women
If parents can't read, there's a good chance children will be poor readers, the organization notes.